"Wrath of Superior"
Lake Superior has a reputation for "never giving up her dead." The world's largest inland lake by surface area, can be a force so impressive it boggles the mind. When famed Nor'easters slam Minnesota's North Shore all chaos is unleased. Watching the cliffs of Tettegouche get pounded by monster waves and fortunate enough to get close to capture it, I was elated as a kid in
a candy store.

Eugenio OpitzHungary

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Magic Moment"
Late afternoon in Henri Pittier National Park,Aragua state,Venezuela. The Henri Pittier National Park is the first national park of Venezuela.

Rafal MaleszykUSA

Honorable Mention

"Funflower's Army"
Sunflowers fields are full of potential for every artist. I found this vast filed of large sunflowers in the North Shore of Oahu. I called the image “Army of Sunflowers”. This was a great discovery.

Nicklas BlomSweden

Honorable Mention

"Glacier, Tarfala"
Inside a glacier in the northern part of Sweden.

Chris McLennanNew Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Aurora Borealis"
Dog team rests beside glowing tent with a stunning show of Northern Lights overhead.

"El Capitan at Night"
Long exposure of "el Capitan" at night, Yosemite national park, California.

Arkadius ZagrabskiGermany

Nominee

"Black Water"

Asa KarlssonSweden

Nominee

"Antelope Cave"

Bobby WheatUSA

Nominee

"Primal Pathways"
Arizona, United States | Light and shadow collide leading the eye on a journey through layers of time.

Brian KosoffUSA

Nominee

"First Light Dune"

Carmen SpitznagelGermany

Nominee

"Melancholy"

Carmen SpitznagelGermany

Nominee

"Sleeping Dreams II"

Carmen SpitznagelGermany

Nominee

"Sleeping Dreams"

Carolyn GuildUSA

Nominee

"Whispering Dunes"
The Great Sand Dunes , next to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado

Cath EvansUK

Nominee

"Against the Odds"
An unusual habitat for a tree. Lake District, Cumbria, UK

Chris UsherUSA

Nominee

"In Your Shadow"

Daniel HolmesUSA

Nominee

"On a Desert Highway"
A long straight desert highway in Central Nevada under a brooding sky.

David Jordan WilliamsUSA

Nominee

"Vines"
This image was shot for stock and is part of my Getty Images Collection

Denis TremblayCanada

Nominee

"Boisé"
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Dennis FratesUSA

Nominee

"Clouds"
Unusual clouds over Death Valley National Park, California.

Dennis FratesUSA

Nominee

"Wavecircle"
Wave pattern and sunrise clouds. Maui, Hawaii

Dilip BhatiaIndia

Nominee

"Cloud Waves"

Emmanuel CoupeGreece

Nominee

"Paria Plateau II"
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, U.S.A.

Eugenio OpitzHungary

Nominee

"3 Stones in Choroní River"
Henri Pittier National Park,Aragua state,Venezuela. The Henri Pittier National Park is the first national park of Venezuela.

Fabrizio IntontiItaly

Nominee

"Carved by the Wind"

FAHED ALSHAHMANKuwait

Nominee

"Reflection of Life"
Germany 2008

Gary ZuercherUSA

Nominee

"Skull Rock"
Joshua Tree National PArk, USA.

Greg StroubeUSA

Nominee

"Savannah Swamp 2"

Harjono DjoyobisonoAustralia

Nominee

"Mount Bromo"
Location: East Java, Indonesia.

Harry SandlerUSA

Nominee

"BW Landscape"
Mesquite Dunes-bw1-stovepippewells-deathvalley

james williamsonUK

Nominee

"Tree #58"
Fallen tree Central Scotland

Jason HomaUSA

Nominee

"Looking up Redwood Tree"
The Forests of California are a place i gravitate to when i want to get out of NYC and connect with the natural world in a meaningful way.
This image conveys The Power i feel within the 'Cathedrals of Nature' and the humility that comes across me, as well.

jean-charles follietFrance

Nominee

"U.F.O."

Jim ShoemakerUSA

Nominee

"Snowstorm, Canyonlands National Park"
A spring snowstorm obliterates the La Sal Mountains as viewed from Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park.

"Timeless 1"
Long exposure with Hasselblad on Kodak T-Max 100, no editing

Justin FabianCanada

Nominee

"Shift"

Kate JordahlUSA

Nominee

"Lone Cloud, Dońana National Park, Spain"
from the "Conversation Series"

Katie SternUSA

Nominee

"Frozen Reflections"

Keith BerrUSA

Nominee

"Ghost Ranch"
Ghost Ranch panorama, High Desert Home of Georgia O"Keeffe in Santa Fe New Mexico

Kerry BeckingsaleUK

Nominee

"Coral"

Louis MontroseUSA

Nominee

"Touareg on the Horizon"
The Sahara near Erg Chebbi, Morocco, 2008

Luigi FieniItaly

Nominee

"Cloudscapes - Mustang XIII"
To me Mustang is the real meaning of nature, earth and sky melting together so as to create a natural work of art. It is not only earth, it is not only sky and clouds. it is the whole that creates the landscape, or should I say, the cloudscape.

Martin van LokvenNetherlands

Nominee

"Cracked Lava Flow I"
In September 2009 I visited the Galapagos Islands where I photographed this lava pattern.

Michael McLaughlinIreland

Nominee

"The Garden La Ja˙sinia"
La Ja˙sinia alpine botanic garden. This alpine botanic garden was set up in 1906 by Marie-Louise Cognac-Ja˙ who founded La Samaritaine department store in Paris. Location Samoens,Haute-Savoie,the Alps - a typical mountain village in the depths of the Upper Giffre Valley.

michael molinoffUSA

Nominee

"Quogue Beach After Irene"
Quogue Beach -Morning After Irene

Michel RajkovicUSA

Nominee

"Delicate"
Iceland 2010

Michel RajkovicUSA

Nominee

"Gullfoss"
Iceland 2010

michel perrinNew Zealand

Nominee

"Survivor"

Mike HollmanNew Zealand

Nominee

"Mt Doom"
This is Mt Ngauruhoe, (or Mt Doom for those Lord of the Rings fans). Situated on the Central Plateau of the North Island of New Zealand.

Mike ReyfmanUSA

Nominee

"Chiaroscuro"
Howse River Valley, Alberta, Canada Patience, prevision and a bit of good luck...

Paula DurbinUSA

Nominee

"Death Scream"
Gull Skeleton Head in Port Hardy, Canada, BC

Peter MeyerAustralia

Nominee

"The Forest"
The space in between the trees is what I find interesting.

Peter WhyteAustralia

Nominee

"Studio Water Study 082"
This image is part of a large body of work investigating invisible forces - gravity. It was photographed in a 3x4 metre pool constructed in the studio. From this stochastic model, the images reveal themselves - every moment captured is unique, and impossible to exactly repeat.

Peter SteinhauerUSA

Nominee

"Temple View, Mt. Agung, Bali, 2010 "
Images is part of a book project on Bali, Indonesia

Pierre MoreauBelgium

Nominee

"Les Uns Derričre les Autres"

Quentin JonesAustralia

Nominee

"Rain on Me"
A microbust, drops a deluge of rain on a small area of farming land, near Mildura, Victoria.

Robert GreshoffUK

Nominee

"Untitled"
Still-life

Russell Stewart StoneUK

Nominee

"Dark Days, Vik, Iceland"
Taken during the eruption 2011, as the ash was falling onto the land, giving a wild and surreal feel to the image

Sandra ŠtimacCroatia

Nominee

"No Way Around "
July, 2011. Taken during a visit to Brijuni National Park . Location: Safari park ,National Park Brijuni, Croatia

Sean StuchenUSA

Nominee

"Winds of Change"
An intense and magical moment in Lago Grey Patagonia Chile.

Stefan J NilssonSweden

Nominee

"Janus"
Ice formation scupted by waves in Tylosand, Sweden

Stefano OrazziniItaly

Nominee

"Tuscany Waves"

Stephen CloughCanada

Nominee

"Life Behind"

steve johnsenUSA

Nominee

"Fog in Redwoods"
california redwoods afternoon fog

Sturla StrandNorway

Nominee

"Foxgloves 2"

tatiana bottonUSA

Nominee

"D-Dunes 3"
Image Taken in the Namibian Desert during the summer of 2010

Terry EggersUSA

Nominee

"Winter Glow"
Lone Trees are my thing. This in one shot with themps in the teens. I love the ice and the glow around the tree.

TOM WUNDRAKGermany

Nominee

"Frozen Pearl"
A sage leaf in a old garden with a frozen drop of water